Laguna Seca: Frisselle Racing race report

Frisselles make it to the finish at Laguna Seca
(Monterey, CA) 7 May 2006--For Burt and Brian Frisselle, the U.S.
Sportscar Invitational at Laguna Seca looked to be a tough assignment, as
the two were forced to start twenty-seventh in the race...

Frisselles make it to the finish at Laguna Seca

(Monterey, CA) 7 May 2006--For Burt and Brian Frisselle, the U.S.
Sportscar Invitational at Laguna Seca looked to be a tough assignment, as
the two were forced to start twenty-seventh in the race after a
mechanical problem in qualifying. But in the first half of the race, they
made it look easy as Brian started the race and made steady progress
forward in the field to move up into the top five some thirty laps into
to the race.

The forward progression came at a cost, though, as the powerful Porsche
also demonstrated some stingy fuel mileage, giving Brian the option to
wait for his pit stop later than many of his competitors. However,
several drivers behind were envious of Brian's position, and armed
with new tires from their pit stops, were able to give him a considerable
challenge.

"Talk about being thrown to the wolves!" said Brian after
trading the GlycoMax car off to his brother. "My tires were shot,
and everyone behind me had brand new rubber, so there was nothing I could
do. Then, on the final restart, that last heat cycle had completely
cooked the tires, so I was pretty much a sitting duck. But it was great
to make up that much track position, and I just had to do what I could
and race everybody as clean as I could because of the pit strategy we
were running."

Brian turned the car over to Burt, who rejoined in seventeenth position
and was working to replicate his brother's progress through the
field, but a momentary off on lap 54 caused damage to the back of the
car, sending Burt to the pits for a precautionary check.

After the Synergy Racing crew cleared the carbon fiber from the wheel
well, Burt returned to action, but he had fallen back to twenty-first
position with the delay. Knowing that every point in the championship
battle is one worth fighting for, Burt moved up to take seventeenth at
the finish.

"This wasn't the result we wanted of course, but we have had
a hard time getting to the finish this season, so it's good to get
to the checker today," said Burt. "The car was quicker than
it had been all weekend, and even after the rear end was torn up with the
damage, it was still pretty balanced and I was able to move up."

The brothers will race again next weekend at Phoenix International
Raceway for the Gainsco Grand Prix, and will be looking to build on the
Laguna Seca result on a track that they feel their Porsche-powered Doran
could do well on.

"We were good there last year, and hopefully will be even better
this year with the Porsche power," said Burt. "So we think we
could be strong next weekend, and hopefully we can get the GlycoMax car
back up into the top ten like we did in Mexico City."